Serendip is an independent site partnering with faculty at multiple colleges and universities around the world. Happy exploring!

Reply to comment

Keith Sgrillo's picture

The Undeniable Chemistry of Love

Normal
0

false
false
false

EN-US
X-NONE
X-NONE

MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0in;
mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}

Once upon a time, on the planet Atomania, there was a kingdom called Bohrmodell.  In this kingdom there was a prince, whose name was Prince Nathan.  Prince Nathan had a particular problem.  He just could not tell where he fit in.  He constantly complained that there was a small part of him that just didn’t feel like it was a part of the larger community.  He felt as though there was a part of him always on the outside looking in.  Whether it was the King’s ball, or the decisions being made on how to run the kingdom, or what to do about the terrible dragon Hydro who was constantly blowing things up in the kingdom.  He just felt that he did not fit in this period at all and that there may be other forces pulling him into some other orbit of existence.  He felt as though he was stuck in his own, unstable little shell. 
 
Farther away, in the emerald green kingdom of Gastonia, lived a princess named Clarabelle.  Clarabelle always found herself attracting other suitors.  But none of these suitors ever had the electro attraction that she felt or the valence to gain her full attention.  She wondered if there would ever be a prince that could make her feel like she was complete, though confident on the inside, she always felt she was missing something on the outside.  She came from a wonderful family who always stuck together as a strong nucleus.  Though their kingdom was lush with green, there was no envy among its inhabitance and everyone’s ideas were valued.  Everyone felt that they were a part of the group.
 
One day, news came to the kingdom of Bohrmodell that the King of Gastonia was worried his daughter would never find a prince and he would thus never have an heir to his throne.  He recognized that each potential suitor just did not have the attraction needed for his daughter.  They were just too much like her and he knew that only opposites would attract.  So he began his search and sent a message to Bohrmodell.  The message read:
“Must have an inner ability to be positive about life, but also be able to view things on the outside from a neutral perspective.  Must be outgoing and able to view things that are opposite as an attractive quality.  You must not be introverted and remain in your shell.”
 
Prince Nathan quickly realized that he did fit these qualities.  He thought, “I love to have the company of those that are different than me.  I feel a connection and attraction to those things.  I am constantly looking for ways to make things better and feel a positive energy in our kingdom.  But, I am always able to see both sides of an issue from a neutral perspective.  I always found myself attracted to other kingdoms and felt a small part of me feeling a pull to go there.  Especially when the dragon Hydro is around blowing things up.”  So his mind was made up. He would seek a chance to go meet the princess Clarabelle. 
 
When the two finally met, they realized they were lucky to be living in the same period, otherwise they would not have met.  They found that they were similar in some ways but very different in others, as was the case for their kingdoms.  One thing that put Nathan at ease was the fact that the dragon Hydro usually fell asleep when he tried to attach the kingdom of Gastonia and didn’t blow things up.  They also found that they had an atomic connection, they both shared an inner balance.  Prince Nathan could not resist the pull of the beautiful Clarabelle, they soon wed and lived happily ever after. 
 

Reply

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
To prevent automated spam submissions leave this field empty.
1 + 1 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.